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Word Order Practice
Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.
Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.
Why Word Order Matters in English
Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.
This exercise helps you:
- Internalize English sentence patterns
- Recognize how common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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to
felt
like
The
three
Kaiko
hell
last
san
months
The
last
three
months
felt
like
hell
to
Kaiko
san
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away
been
She
work
at
her
beavering
saving
and
every
earned
has
she
yen
She
has
been
beavering
away
at
her
work
and
saving
every
yen
she
earned
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0
/20
and
back
a
lot
then
debt
money
leaving
quietly
of
slipped
off
while
a
the
borrowed
Her
Keiko
husband
with
Her
husband
borrowed
a
lot
of
money
a
while
back
and
then
slipped
off
quietly
leaving
Keiko
with
the
debt
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/21
one
such
she
meet
for
into
she
could
prayed
For
time
month
could
more
foolishness
him
one
lay
so
him
she
For
one
month
she
prayed
she
could
meet
him
one
more
time
so
she
could
lay
into
him
for
such
foolishness
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the
how
Then
met
at
with
the
she
and
loan
they
to
company
an
pay
arrived
fast
agreement
money
back
about
Then
she
met
with
the
loan
company
and
they
arrived
at
an
agreement
about
how
fast
to
pay
back
the
money
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all
Now
wants
the
do
she
money
is
back
to
pay
Now
all
she
wants
to
do
is
pay
back
the
money
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence